About the Library

Ann Watson

Affiliation	Staff
Title	Head of Instruction & Access Services
Email	Head of Instruction & Access Services
Phone	740-587-6389

B.A. in History from West Virginia University, 1981
M.L.S. in Library & Information Science from Kent State University, 1996
M.A. in Social & Cultural Foundations of Education from Ohio State University, 2003

Experience:

Head of Instruction & Access Services
January 2004 - present
Denison University, William Howard Doane Library Instruction Coordinator/ Reference Librarian
September 2001 - December 2003
Denison University, William Howard Doane Library Head-Interlibrary Loans/Reference Librarian
September 1997 - August 2001
Denison University, William Howard Doane Library Medical Librarian
July - August 1997
Mount Carmel Health System - Columbus, OH Slide Collection Specialist
1993 - 1997
Denison University, Art Department Weekend Circulation Supervisor
September 1992 - December 1992
Kenyon College, Olin and Chalmers Library, Gambier, OH Night/Weekend Circulation Supervisor
August 1989 - May 1991
Denison University, William Howard Doane Library Research/Library Technical Assistant
July 1982 - December 1983
West Virginia and Regional History Collection, Colson Hall Library
West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV

Research & Presentations:

"First Year Student Learning Instruction Programs"
CLIP Note #33. 2003. Lead Editor. "Liberal Arts College Students' Stereotype of Librarians - Positive or Negative? "
Masters Thesis, 1996. "Denison University Slide Library Profile"
Visual Resources Association Bulletin, vol. 23, no.1, (Spring, 1996):45.

Committees and Memberships in Professional Organizations:

American Library Association, (ALA)
   -Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL)
      =College Library Section
      =CLIP (College Library Information Packet) Notes Committee, 2001- present Academic Library Association of Ohio, (ALAO) 1997- present
   -Board Member, 2002-present
   -Government Relations Team Co-Chair
   -Legislative Advocate Member
   -Diversity Committee
   -Professional Development Committee
   -Legislative Travel Award, Recipient, 2002
   -Continuing Education Grant, Recipient, 2003 Visual Resources Association, (VRA) 1993-1997
   -Nominating Committee, Chair, 1995-1996
   -Luraine Tansey Travel Award, Recipient, 1995 Art Libraries Society of North America, (ARLIS) 1994-1997 Denison University
   -Chair, Library Strategic Planning Committee, 2004- present
   -Women's Studies Committee, 1999- present
   -J Requirement 20th Anniversary Planning Committee
   -Campus Affairs Committee, 2000-2003
   -Five Colleges of Ohio Library Consortium Committees
   -Digital Image Study Committee, 1995-1997
   -Reference and Instruction Subcommittee, 2003- present